Outlook

Nakala (KK) Jackson-Morris is a highly skilled player that understand a winning culture ... Developed into one of the best players in the conference, twice earning all-conference honors

Career

Tallied 863 points, averaging 13.3 points per game over her 65 career games … Her 863 points rank 12^th all-time at Johnson County … Also drained 107 career 3-point baskets, tied for 12^th-most all-time … Made 41.6 percent of her 3-point attempts, which is the fifth-best percentage in program history … Helped JCCC to a record of 55-10 over her two seasons.

Sophomore Year 2019-20 

Selected honorable mention All-American by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, becoming the 14^th player in team history to earn WBCA All-American … Also earned second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference … Played and started all 33 games … Was second on the team and fifth in the conference in scoring, averaging 12.6 point per game … Led the conference in 3-point accuracy at 43.8 percent, which also ranks third for a season at JCCC ... Her 56 made 3-point baskets tied for third-best in the conference … Reached double figures in points 19 times and topped 20 points six times ... Also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and shot 77.3 percent at the charity stripe …  Led the No. 2-ranked Lady Cavaliers with 23 points in an 89-69 win over Evangel JV (11-7-19) ... Followed with 20 points in an 83-35 win over William Penn JV (11-8-19) ... Poured in 24 points to lead JCCC to a 76-64 win over St. Louis (11-16-19) … Hit 8-of-14 shots and finished with 20 points in a 101-51 win over Missouri Valley JV (1-16-20) … Scored 25 points to lead the Lady Cavaliers to an 83-36 road victory over Hesston (2-1-20) … Had 18 points and five rebounds in an 86-34 win at Fort Scott (2-12-20) … Was 6-for-8 shooting, with two treys, and 3-of-3 at the line for a game-high 17 points in a 73-59 win over No. 15 Kansas City Kansas (2-22-20) … Matched her career high with 26 points to lead JCCC to an 86-75 win at No. 13 Highland in the Region VI semifinals (3-3-20) … Also grabbed 10 rebounds for his only double-double of the season ... Closed out the season with a game-high 12 points and four rebounds in a 54-43 loss to No. 2 Labette in the Region VI Championship Game.

Freshman Year 2018-19 

Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference third-team honors ... Played in 32 games, 31 as a starter … Led the team in total points (447) and scoring average (14.0), was second in total rebounds (180), rebound average (5.6) and made 3-point baskets (51) … Her 447 points and 14.0 points per game average rank fifth in the conference … Her 51 3-pointers were sixth in the conference standings and she is eighth in total rebounds … Scored in double figures 24 times, and topped 20 or more points eight times … Also reached double digits in rebounds five times and all five resulted in a double-double … Opened the season with her first double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a 90-41 win over Southwestern (11-2-18) … Posted her second double-double with 19 points and 10 boards in a 108-61 win over Sterling JV (11-10-18) … Was the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week three after averaging 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals while leading the Lady Cavaliers to wins over Neoshoh County (11-6-18) and North Iowa Area (11-17-18) .. She shot 62 percent from the field overall, and 64 percent from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-of-4 at the line … Against Neosho County she set season highs with 26 points, six 3-pointers and four steals … Hit 8-of-11 shots with four treys to finish with 20 points and seven rebounds in a 92-36 win at Bethany JV (11-20-18) and was the week 5 KJCCC D-II Player of the Week … Tallied 15 points and hauled down a season-high 15 rebounds in a 76-41 win over Kaskaskia (12-9-18) … Earned her fourth double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 97-64 win at  MCC-Penn Valley (1-9-19) … Had three straight games of 20-plus points beginning with 21 in a 99-40 win over Hesston (2-2-19) … Followed with 20 points over No. 10 Highland (2-9-19) and 21  in a 69-64 loss to No. 7 Kansas City Kansas (2-11-19) … Also had 10 boards against the Lady Blue Devils for her fifth double-double of the season … Hit a season-high 10 field goals to finish with 21 points in an 88-40 win at Hesston (2-20-19) … Hit four 3-pointers and finished with 15 points in a 79-76 overtime loss to seventh-ranked Kansas City Kansas in the Region VI Tournament semifinals (3-2-19).

High School 

Was a two-year starter for coach Dan Rolfes at Incarnate Word High School, St. Louis, Mo. .. Graduated 2018 … Helped Incarnate Word to state titles in 2015, 2017 and 2018 … Paced the Red Knights with 18 points in the Class 4 2018 championship game to finish with a 27-5 record … Hit an old fashioned 3-point play with 3.7 seconds left in overtime to lift Incarnate Word Academy to a 49-47 win over Kearney in the semifinal game, and finish with 12 points … Was selected MVP at the Webster Winter Challenge after leading the Red Knights to the championship with 23 points and six rebounds … As a junior, averaged 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and scored in double figures 11 times … Played club basketball for Blue Star-Knights Basketball Academy-St. Louis coached by Chris Lovette, and for Team St. Louis coached by Will Holloway.

Personal                  

Born Nakayla Helena Jackson-Morris on April 18, 2000, in St. Louis, Mo. … Nickname is KK … Daughter of Terron Morris and Kimberly Jackson … Has three siblings; Zoey, Sonya and Xavier … Her sister Sonya, is a member of the DePaul University women’s basketball team …  Major in biology … Also recruited by Grayson College, Moberly Area Community College and Three Rivers Community College … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-a … Favorite restaurants are Mexican … Favorite TV show is Martin … Favorite sports movie is Coach Carter … Favorite actress is Sanaa Lathan … Favorite cartoon character is Caillou … Has a superstition of chewing gum during games … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Favorite sports team is the Golden State Warriors … Greatest sports moment was shooting over 6-foot, 8-inch player to win the game and advance the team to the state championship game … The best player she has played against is her sister, Sonya.